Of the following topics, a personality psychologist would MOST likely be interested in
A) long-term responses to environmental stress.
B) conformity to peer pressure during adolescence.
C) social concerns, such as teenage pregnancy.
D) the impact of self-efficacy on sports performance.

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Personality psychologists are interested in studying individual differences in behavior, cognition, and emotion, which includes factors such as self-efficacy (belief in one's ability to succeed). Therefore, D is the most likely topic of interest to a personality psychologist compared to A, B, or C which may be more relevant to other areas of psychology such as health psychology or developmental psychology.

Of the Following Topics, a Personality Psychologist Would MOST Likely